http://economicrisis.com/america-the-vulnerable/9198 America the Vulnerable For most people, the collapse of civilizations is a subject much more appetizingly viewed in the rear-view mirror than straight ahead down whatever path or roadway we are on. Jared Diamond...
The U.S. Housing Market Despite a continuing weak U.S. economy, some have been pointing to an increase in new home construction as a sign that the economy is rebounding. While the U.S. economy remains fragile, housing—which was ravaged by the 2007-2009 recession—has...
http://economicrisis.com/how-china-national-broadband-plan-short-circuited/6292 How China national broadband plan short-circuited It has been more than six months since the draft of a national broadband development strategy was submitted to the State Council for...
http://newsdoors.blogspot.com/2013/02/housing-starts-decrease-to-890-thousand.html From the Census Bureau: Permits, Starts and Completions Housing Starts: Privately-owned housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted...
Council says welfare cuts force shift of 2,816 adults and children to areas up to 200 miles away with lower housing rents. A council is planning the largest single displacement of poor people from London in the...
Boris Johnson today called on the Treasury to hand over £1.3 billion a year in London stamp duty receipts to fund a massive house-building programme in the capital. The Mayor wants to wrest control of tax...
Read More: http://www.investmentcontrarians.com/real-estate/what-2013-will-look-like-for-the-housing-market/1028/ One of the most often talked about parts of the economy is the real estate market sector. Because real estate is such a large and important part of the...
Read More: http://newswalls.blogspot.com/2012/11/grantham-biggest-housing-bubble-since.html Preface: Many claim that housing is currently experiencing a rebound. Whether or not that ends up being verified, the housing crash which started in 2007 was so massive that...
Read More: http://newsdoors.blogspot.com/2012/11/housing-economy-strategic-briefing-20.html The housing market’s recovery still has a long way to go. But for now, it’s helping prop up an economy that’s being squeezed by a global slowdown and looming spending cuts...
Read More: http://newsdoors.blogspot.com/2012/11/early-housing-forecasts-for-2013.html Towards the end of each year I start to collect some housing forecasts for the following year. Here was a summary of forecasts for 2012. Right now it looks like new home sales will be...
Stoke-on-Trent City Council wants to offer loans of £30,000 to families hit by housing benefit cuts to refurbish empty homes which it will sell to them for a £1. The measure is part of a move by the council to...
One of Edinburgh City Council's senior directors has been suspended as part of an investigation into the authority's property repairs service. Dave Anderson, the council's director of city development, has been...
If the poorest borough in London cant afford to house its lowest paid working classes then what about the rest of the more expensive borough's? London has a housing shortage that has seen accommodation prices...
Late to worry Boy, it sounds a little late to me to be worrying about where to put people this summer. That is just around the corner. One would have thought that more hotels and apartment buildings would have...
The failure of Keynesian economics can be traced to a single error. GDP is seen as the singular measure of economic strength and well-being, which it is not. GDP measures consumption; and it's no secret that consumption can be made to rise through all sorts of unsound and...